March 18th, 2020 The Doonbeg golf resort owned by US President Donald Trump has been refused permission by An Bord Pleanála to build a controversial rock wall along the coast over environmental concerns. Trump International Golf Links Ireland Enterprises Limited (TIGL) applied to install two coastal defence structures 1km Read more…
February 6th, 2018 After covering the success of the Urgenda case, and the ongoing Swiss Grannies battle with their Government, we now take a look at how a group of young Americans is challenging the Government of the United States to bring in policies to tackle climate change. In 2015, Read more…
February 5th, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has waived 26 environmental laws in order to smooth the way for the construction of a border wall with Mexico in order to reduce illegal border crossing. The Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced the decision in a governmental notice at Read more…
July 10th, 2017 Since his election as leader of the Canadian government in 2015, Justin Trudeau has been celebrated as a liberal icon due to his progressive stance on many issues around human rights and equality, as well as his public image as a youthful and fun-loving politician (he has Read more…
June 1st, 2017 President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement has been met with concern and disappointment across the Irish political spectrum. Following the announcement late yesterday evening, Minister for Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten expressed his disappointment and concern with the decision. “This is a Read more…
June 1st, 2017 President Donald Trump has formally announced that he will withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden this afternoon, Mr Trump finally announced his decision after days of teasing the world through social media. The decision puts the Agreement’s goal Read more…
June 1st, 2017 President Trump tweeted late on Wednesday evening that be will be announcing his decision on whether or not the US will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement today at 8PM Irish time. Unfortunately, and as expected, he announced his decision to withdraw the US from the Agreement Read more…
May 31th, 2017 The EU should consider sanctions against the US if President Donald Trump withdraws from the Paris Climate Change Agreement as expected, Eamon Ryan TD has said. The Green Party leader’s strong words follow reports that the US President is set to withdraw from the agreement. In December 2015, more than 190 Read more…
May 30th, 2017 President Donald Trump is set to decide this week if the U.S. will leave the Paris Agreement, with the President “wide open” on the decision according to Defense Secretary James Mattis. Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Mr Mattis said that the President is weighing Read more…
November 11, 2016 The border wall proposed by President-elect Donald Trump to span US-Mexico border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico is one of the few policy proposals that Donald Trump has spoken about in detail. However, is the project feasible? Environmental Treaties and legislation as well as Read more…